We’re excited to announce the winners of the inaugural New York International cheese Competition
Thanks to everyone who submitted their products to our first incredible year in The Big Apple!
200+ Submissions
5+ Countries
40+ Categories
The 2021 NYICHC Took Place in New York City
In its first year, the New York International Cheese Competition received close to 200 submissions from over 5 countries and around the United States. The trade buyer-only judges were impressed and excited with the quality of the submissions to the inaugural competition, and are already looking forward to the next competition set for 2022!
Gold Medal Winners
Alpine Cow Washed Less Than 12 Months
Columbia Cheese Usi Minnie
Saxon Creamery Saxony – Alpine Style Cheese
Aged Cheese, Flavored
Mifroma Blumenkaese
Gouda Young Cow Milk
Columbia Cheese Old Farmdal
Soft Ripened Bloomy Cow’s Milk
Four Fat Fowl St Stephen
Jasper Hill Farm Harbison
Silver Medal Winners
Alpine, Cow, 6-12 Months
Columbia Cheese Kaserei Tufertschwil
Gourmino Alpine
Alpine Cow Natural Rind less than 12 Months
Jasper Hill Farm Highlander
Alpine Cow's Milk Aged 12-24 Months, Natural Rind
Murray’s Cheese Annelies
Alpine Cow Washed less than 12 Months
Alpenhorn Mifroma
Alpine, Cow, 13+ Months
Columbia Cheese Kaserei Tufertschwil
Gourmino
Alpine Other Milk Washed Mixed Milk
Murray’s Cheese Mistoa
Blue Cow’s Milk Aged 1-2 Months
Consorzio Gourm PDO Sweet Gorgonzola
Blue Cow’s Milk Aged up to 3 Months
Jasper Hill Farm Bayley Hazen Blue
Rogue Creamery Enraptured Blanc
Blue Cow’s Milk Aged 3-6 Months
The Grey Barn and Farm Bluebird
Blue Veined With Rind/Exterman Coating Cow’s Milk
Sweet Grass Dairy Asher Blue
Cheddar Cow's Milk, Aged 6-12 Months, Domestic
Jasper Hill Farm Cabot Clothbound
Soft Ripened - Bloomy Rind - Goat’s milk
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery Black Goat
Cheddar Cow's Milk, Aged 13+ Months, Domestic, Cloth-Bound
Vermont Farmstead Cheese Co Aged Windsordale Truckle Clothbound
Cheddar Other/Mixed Milk, Aged 13+ Months, Domestic, Cloth-Bound
Face Rock Creamery Face 2 Face Sheep/Cow Clothbound Cheddar
Flavored Cow’s Milk aged 2-11 months
Mifroma Truffle Raciette Square
Flavored Cow’s Milk herb and/or Spices Added
Columbia Cheese Lisa with Ramps
Gouda Young Cow Milk
Columbia Cheese Young Farmdal
Hard Cows Milk
Caseificio di Gavasseto e Roncadella
Consorzio Gourm Collezione 24 months Parmigiano
Soft Ripened Bloomy American Original
Nettle Meadow Kunik
Soft Ripened Bloomy Cow’s Milk
Jacob and Brichford Farmstead Cheese JQ
Jasper Hill Farm Sherry Gray
Vermont Farmstead Cheese Co Farmstead Brie
Vermont Farmstead Cheese Co. Lille Bebe
Soft Ripened Bloomy Sheep's Milk
Nettle Meadow Simply Sheep
Nettie Meadow Adironjack
Soft Ripened - Washed Rind
Columbia Cheese Cabriolait
Columbia Cheese Teleggio
Jacobs and Brichford Farmstead Cheese
Jasper Hill Farm Willoughby
Murray’s Cheese Greensward
The Grey Barn and Farm Prufrock
Bronze Medal Winners
Alpine Cow Natural Rind
Gourmino - unnamed cheese?
Alpine Hard Cow’s Milk Aged 2-11 Months
Mifroma Cavern Gruyere
Blue Cow’s Milk Aged up to 3 Months
Columbia Cheese Gorgonzola Prelibato
Cheddar Cow's Milk, Aged 6-12 Months, Domestic
Face Rock Creamery Aged Cheddar
Cheddar Cow's Milk, Aged 13+ Months, Domestic
Face Rock Creamery Clothbound Cheddar
Alpine, Cow, 6-12 Months
Gourmino Hornbacher
Cheddar, Through 12 Months, Goat’s, Sheep’s, Buffalo’s, Mixed or
LaClare Family Creamery Raw Goat Cheddar
Cow’s Milk aged 2-11 Months
Cavern Gruyere Mifroma
Flavored Cow’s Milk
Vermont Farmstead Cheese Co. Maple Sriracha Windsordale
Rogue Creamery Hopyard Cheddar
Flavored Cow’s Milk Herb and/or Spices Added
Columbia Cheese Good Mood
Columbia Cheese Lisa with Ramps
Flavored Goat Milk Unaged
LaClare Chipotle Honey Goat Cheese
LaClare Blueberry Vanilla Goat Cheese
Hard Cow’s Milk
Caseificio di Gavasseto e Roncadella Parmigiano-Reggiano
Jacob and Brichford Farmstead Cheese Everton
Murray’s Cheese Project X
Hard Sheep's Milk
Consorzio Gourm Tuada
Soft Ripened - Bloomy Rind Goat’s Milk
Murray’s Cheese Selles Sur Cher
Soft Ripened Sheep’s Milk
Nettie Meadow Simply Sheep
Murray’s Cheese Hudson Flower
Soft Ripened - Washed Rind
Chimay La Premiere Cheese
Murray’s Cheese 80.10.10
Individual Awards - USA
Georgia Creamery of the Year
Sweet Grass Dairy
Illinois Creamery of the Year
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery
Indiana Creamery of the Year
Jacob & Brichford Farmstead Cheese
Massachusetts Creamery of the Year
The Grey Barn and Farm
New York Cow’s Milk Creamery of the Year
Four Fat Fowl
New York Sheep’s Milk Creamery of the Year
Nettle Meadow Farm and Artisan Cheese
Oregon Creamery of the Year
Rogue Creamery
Oregon Cheddar Creamery of the Year
Face Rock Creamery
Vermont Creamery of the Year
Jasper Hill Farm
Vermont Cheddar Creamery of the Year
Vermont Farmstead Cheese Co
Wisconsin Creamery of the Year
LaClare Family Creamery
USA Cheese Importer of the Year
Murray’s Cheese
INDIVIDUAL Awards - International
Belgium
Belgium Gouda Creamery of the Year
Kaserei Tufertschwil
Belgium Washed Rind Creamery of the Year
Chimay
Italy
Italy Creamery of the Year
Consorzio Gourm Collezione
Italy Parmigiano Creamery of the Year
Caseificio di Gavasseto e Roncadella Società Cooperativa
Switzerland
Switzerland Alpine Cow’s Milk Creamery of the Year
Gourmino
Switzerland Alpine Other Milk Creamery of the Year
Mifroma
Switzerland Hard Cheese Creamery of the Year
Kaserei Tufertschwii